Thanksgiving

[Written by Elizabeth Leonardis for our old blog, So Civilized]

Antarctica is no exception, Thanksgiving was a huge feast here as it is everywhere. The cooks on station were working all week getting the dinner prepared in addition to feeding all 25 of us on a daily basis. Thanks Wendy and Russell, you guys are awesome! We all made pies the Wednesday before for a total of 20 pies for 25 people. Yes, we are still eating leftover pie.

The Thanksgiving table and Kevin chomping down on his drumstick

After dinner it was time for a round of Kubb (pronounced Koob). Kubb is an old viking game that involves thowing sticks in an attempt to knock down the other teams pices of wood. It was still sunny and beautiful outside so it was a perfect way to spend the evening. Followed up with a game of Cities and Knights of Catan (all you gamers out there know what I’m talking about), it was a perfect end to a great Thanksgiving day. We actually celebrated on Friday instead of Thursday, but does it really matter? We are in Antarctica after all.

Kubb course set up between the boat house and the BioLab Building

Paul knocking down the King to win the game